As an artist, where you intend to go at the outset of a new work isn't always where you end up. You may start with an idea but in realizing it be led into surprising, even bewildering territory. We asked artists in different disciplines: "What's the most unexpected journey your art has taken?" Marguerite White, drawing and mixed media artist In 2006 I was commissioned to … [Read more...]
A Surprise Twist in Your Story
The creative process takes innumerable twists and turns, but in our conversations with artists, we sometimes ask them to describe an unexpected turn in their own personal story. Here, we ask artists from a range of disciplines: Share a surprise twist in your story. Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, writer I feel like the surprise twists keep coming! But let's go with my mother's … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: Mary Jane Doherty
Today's glimpse from our gallery of past MCC Fellows/Finalists: an excerpt from Mayara by Mary Jane Doherty (Film & Video Finalist '11). Mayara is a nonfiction film-in-progress about a young Cuban dancer who makes a startling decision. … [Read more...]